Volunteers Needed For Field Trip

Students are working on recording videos of themselves explaining the machines they designed to push or pull rocks.

Volunteers Needed for May 16th Field Trip
If you are interested in joining us for our pushes and pulls field tip to Maple Wood Lanes please send me an email.  We would need your help at Maple Wood Lanes on Thursday, May 16th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM.  More information here.

May 8th - Bike/Walk to School
May 8th is an official Walk & Bike to School Day. More information can be found here.  They need volunteers too.

Curriculum Overview
Science -  We are beginning a study of weather.  We will be observing the weather, watching the temperature and learning about the different types of clouds.  We are trying to find patterns in the weather we've seen this year.

Reading -  This week we will be comparing and contrasting different fairy tales.  Fairy tales usually have: animals acting like people, a group of 3, a villain, and a message for readers.

Writing - Students will write their own simple version of the Three Little Pigs.

Math - Students are learning about fractions especially halves, quarters, and thirds. 

Word Study - We are studying simple contractions. (I'm / I am,  we'll / we will,  that's / that i)